Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-17
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Women are acknowledged by the
Car to be among his most efficient Sc
cret detectives.
a wealthy lady of London, who re-
Gently died, left $500 to poor clergy
man and $50, 900 to a home for dogs.
The walls of Antioch, alternately
besieged and defended by the Crusad-
ers, are being demolished for building
materials.
Victoria has distinguished her jubi-
lee year by attending dramatic per-
Torrance for the first time since the
death of the Princh Consort.
"A letter from the capital of Corea
says that the Kings winter palace has
been newly finished and furnished with
American furniture, costing $18,900.
He has also bought of the American
Trading Company little steamer at
cost of $4,000.
Among the remarkable woods of
South Africa is sneezewood Pteroxylon
utile), which in dura bility is said to
surpass even lignum vitae, producing
| machine bearings which have been
known to outlast those of both brass
and iron.
Balloons are to be introduced into
China. The Pekin Government have
ordered two captive balloons from
Paris, and have provided all the neces-
sary funds for several practiced aero
nauts to take over the latest inven-
tons in this branch of science, includ-
ing a special machine to manufacture
hydrogen gas.
"A new method of getting rid of
the snow which accumulated in the
steeets of London and stopped traffic
was tried by the authorities of one par
ish with great success. The snow, in
stead of being carted away, was
thrown upon large tray which was
kept hot by portable boiler. By this
method it was quickly melted and
passed off into the drains as stream
of water.
The people of Bermuda have
general idea that there is no civiliza-
ton worth speaking of outside of Ber-
muda. Not long ago an official of the
island fell i'll, and hurried home to
London to be cured. "Oh, if he had
only stayed here! How unwise to go
homer exclaimed a lady bewailing
his fate. ''Why stay here?" asked
some one in surprise. ''Oh. we have
such splendid physicians herer' But
don't you think he will find equally
good physicians in London?' said her
questioner, politely suppressing a
smile. ':In Londonp No! How could
he? Where would they be educated?"
-Epernay, in France, is vast sub
terranean city of champagne. For
miles and miles there are streets hewn
out of the solid chalk, fanked with
piles of bottles with champagne of all
blends and qualities. There is no light
in this labarinth of streets, crossings |
and turnings, except what the splutter-
ing candles afford. All is dark, dank
and damp, with the temperature away |
down about zero. The largest cham !
payne manufacturers in Epernay have |
underground cellars which cover forty
five acres and contain five million bot |
ties of wine. There is a whole street |
in Epernay lined with fine chateaux,
all owned by champaign men.
Sicily is the chief source of mamma. |
In that country the trees are cultivated |
in plantations, and when about eight |
years old they begin to yield. Cuts an
inch and half to two inches long are |
made in the bark, cutting through to
the wood. One cut is made daily, be-
ginning at the bottom of the trunk. |
with each succeeding cut about an
inch above the former one. The thick, |
sirup-like juice exudes from the cuts
and hardens on the bark into white, |
spongy flakes, which when hard enough |
are removed and dried still further be- |
fore they are packed for commerce. It |
consists mainly of a form of sugar call |
ed mantle, and has mild, laxative prop |
critics.